well i shoot the 2 inch blazer vains.. never had a problem with them.i bought them from bass pro wraped an all a dozen costed me around 79.00 so its worth it.. lie Ristrutstopper had said only broke 1 because of shooting another arrow an it didnt rip like i thought only a hole ... people has different opinions on theses vains but thats what i think about them an all around good vain.. happy hunting if u have the season left...!